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diff --git a/docs/html/guide/basics/what-is-android.jd b/docs/html/guide/basics/what-is-android.jd index b75321b..668e62e 100644 --- a/docs/html/guide/basics/what-is-android.jd +++ b/docs/html/guide/basics/what-is-android.jd @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ page.title=What is Android? <p>Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The <a -href="http://code.google.com/android/download.html">Android SDK</a> +href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a> provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.</p> @@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ others. All applications are written using the Java programming language.</p> <a name="application_framework" id="application_framework"></a> <h2>Application Framework</h2> +<p>By providing an open development platform, Android +offers developers the ability to build extremely rich and innovative +applications. Developers are free to take advantage of the +device hardware, access location information, run background services, set alarms, +add notifications to the status bar, and much, much more. </p> + <p>Developers have full access to the same framework APIs used by the core applications. The application architecture is designed to simplify the reuse of components; any application can publish its capabilities and any other |